August 21, 2008

we love pancakes

We have tried so many recipes for homemade pancake mix, and this one is the best of the bunch so I thought I would share it here.

Whole Wheat Pancake Mix

Mix together the following ingredients and store in an airtight container:

4 cups of whole wheat flour

2 cups of all-purpose flour (or you can substitute 2 more cups of the WW flour)

2/3 cup of sugar (you can use less if you prefer)

2 tablespoons of baking powder

1 tablespoon of baking soda

To make a batch of pancakes, stir one egg and 3/4 cup of milk together together in a medium size bowl. Add 1 cup of pancake mix and stir to combine. Pour batter by 1/4 cupfulls onto a hot, lightly greased griddle and flip when bubbles start to appear on top.

Fun things to do with pancakes:

1. Instead of two or three medium pancakes, make silver-dollar size pancakes and serve them in a high stack, tiny lumberjack style. Once we made a stack for Ivo that was over ten inches tall, with pancakes that tapered down to the size of a quarter on the tippy-top. He was so surprised and totally delighted. It looked like a Tim Burton or a Dr. Suess breakfast. And easy to make, too.

3. Maple syrup is one of the yummiest things on earth, but it can be fun to mix things up a little. Other ideas for topping pancakes are honey, jam, cinnamon and sugar, and/or fresh fruit. A few weeks ago we were out of bread so I made Ivo a pb&j sandwich on two pancakes, and he loved it. I would love to hear what other folks eat on their pancakes too. I know there are lots of versions of savory supper pancakes out there, but we have yet to try one. So if someone has a favorite recipe like that please do share, won't you?

Comments

I could eat pancakes at least once a week. I've never tried them with whole wheat flour though, so now we have a reason to make some soon! Have you ever made your own syrup out of brown sugar? It's really yummy and SO easy!

Mmmm, we'll have to try that. P made pancakes for the first time last week..I was way too busy at the stove with her to photograph it.
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We love them! I put the batter in a squeesy bottle and make her name..she loves that.

Yum!! We like to put our pancakes in a circle with a glob of apple butter, apple sauce or yogurt in the center to dip. I love the idea someone posted about using a squirty bottle to make letters...very cool. I can't wait to try your recipe. Hugs to Ivo!

I can not believe you posted the exact same recipe that I just found 2 weeks ago!! lol We have had pancakes almost every day since. I've made 3 batches of this mix. It is THE best I've ever had. I like the banana and blueberrys mixed in too.